Thesaurus results for WIDGET

widget

noun

ˈwi-jət

as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer

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Recent Examples of widget This runs the gamut, including AI agents, an AI assistant, content summarization, risk prediction, text generation, and widget creation. —

Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026 Compal/iF Design View gallery - 6 images Compal’s award-winning AI Book concept adds a color E Ink display to the laptop’s palm rest area, turning otherwise unused space into a stylus-friendly workspace for notes, widgets, and AI prompts. —

New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026 Use the map widget below to find and evaluate tax relief companies in your area before making a decision. —

Dan Simms, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 Those domains powered legitimate extension features like weather widgets and new tab pages. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for widget

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gadget

Noun

In March, the gadget received the PTCRB certification, which is required for every North American smartphone.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Reducing screentime That sense of intention is part of the draw for 23-year-old content creator Chonnie Alfonso, who typically features retro gadgets on her YouTube channel.

— Sydney Goh, CNBC, 9 May 2026